Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-04-09
WOMAN GOSSIP.


A Young woman was overheard speakin,
OF ner new venture in business way. 81
thought" she said, II had an entirely orig
fnal scheme, and here 1 am told another
woman, in New York, is coming money
tt the very same thing"
And what is that?" she was asked.
Sne was eager and enthusiastic. and moi
YET tinged with the hope deferred OF greal
returns, and pleasantly gave details:
For some time | have had the idea OF
opening an office for doing letter writing
Tor conducting all styles of correspondence
and now am situated so that l can COM
mence without very great extra expense,
and am making the venture"
She is good stenographer aud type
writer, as well as beautiful long hand
penwoman. An experience in a lawyers
office has made her familiar with legal
terms, and being highly educated and ac-
customed to the best social customs, she is
well equipped for her enterprise. She is
ready to do all kinds of writing. Who will
she have for customers?
In the first place, she will have unedu-
Gated people who cannot write an intelli-
gible line. This class is small, but they
exist and must have letters written to theil
relatives at distance, to their sweethearts
or in relation to business matters. She
wants 10 Write those letters.
Another class who will probably patron
ize her is made up of foreigners.
Their letters are generally addressed to
people III their own language, but they fire.
quently must send letters written in Eng
ilsh. These she wants to write.
She may make little money accommo-
dating such people, but there are Other
classes who will pay better.
1t Is in the highest society considered
the best form TO have all invitations for
private entertainments hand written. In
vltatIons for dinner parties, invitations for
lunches, childrens parties and "high teas
come to us in pretty, clear chirography.
The writing of them is an irksome yet par
ticular task Tor a busy person. She is
ready to do this work.
The above are samples of work sought
through social sources; but the work to be
Obtained of business nature is unlimited.
Legal, Architectural, and scientific papers
will be carefully written and copies made.
Again, there are many gentlemen whose
business does not warrant the engagement
OF a permanent stenographer and type
writer, and who often have certain letters
or documents which must be so prepG.ed,
or whose correspondence reaches suddenly,
and for limited time, such proportions
that they must employ the aid of swift and
reliable amanuensis. She is ready to do
this work.
Another branch which must be managed
with practical common sense is to keep on
hand limited but varied stock of writing
materials, paper, pens, ink, blanks, pen
ellis, etc. Paper from the most delicate
note to the largest legal cap, pens and
blanks in variety, all in readiness upon de-
mand. For a careful, intelligent buyer
there is excellent profit in this retailing.
This woman is doing this work and sue
ceeding SO well that her only grievance
seems TO be that her scheme is not entirely
original. Her pride is hurt because an
other woman thought and executed it be-
fore she had chance, that her predeces-
ors, having been longer in the business, is
making more money.
Now. what these women are doing others
can do. The expenses of such an enter
prise in great city are large. In the first
place light. centrally located office must
be Obtained and telephone connection
established. 4 typewriter or caligraph must
supplement a neat writing desk.
In smaller cities or towns these expenses
are prcportionately lower, and the skill re-
CURED iii the same ratio less. 1t is q lady
like, genteel, and not particularly irksome
occupation, and the income will be proper
hona,c to the energy, thoroughness and re-
Liability Of the protector. Chicago Ledgcr.